Getting a head start in design
If you’ve just graduated, the most important rule in the job-hunting jungle, as in education, is ‘do your research’. Know your prey, says Torben Dunn
Profile: Yves Béhar
Yves Béhar creates desirable lighting and products, but it is the budget XO laptop – created for the developing world – that has the potential to change lives. Sarah Verdone
Failure to measure innovation damages value, says ESRC
If innovation is not properly quantified, companies risk being undervalued, according to a report by the Economic and Social Research Council, published this week.The report – entitled ‘Facilitating Innovation through
Future prospects
As this year’s design students graduate, Fiona Sibley previews new work arising from Central St Martins College of Art and Design, and looks at two live projects run between universities
CSD to reveal accreditation criteria
The Chartered Society of Designers is to announce details of its official accreditation and membership framework on 18 June. The move comes three months after the society awarded its first
Profile: Luke Prowse
Type designer Luke Prowse took on the daunting task of condensing the Times font when the newspaper turned tabloid, a success that has brought a variety of work to Research
Opening doors to the real world
Cross-fertilisation between business and design education is a core function of the growing network of centres of excellence, explains Gina Lovett
Young Design Centre opens
The Sorrell Foundation Young Design Centre opens at Somerset House in London today. The centre is designed to highlight the wants and needs of young people from the designers of
£5.8m RCA and Imperial centre
The Royal College of Art and Imperial College London have finally unveiled their plans to create a £5.8m joint interdisciplinary innovation centre called Design London. In what is being hailed
Ravensbourne College plans move to Greenwich
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication has unveiled plans to relocate to a purpose-built environment designed by Foreign Office Architects in the £5bn Greenwich Peninsula development in south-east London. Planning
Refurbished observatory opens
After £16m and five years of extensive redevelopment, the Greenwich Royal Observatory will finally open its doors to the public tomorrow. Design group Thomas Matthews has been leading the redevelopment.
Make local work on a global scale
Working with independent stores as well as corporate chains can stimulate your consultancy, argues Luke Carrington
Latest articles
Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
